Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 21 | N 21 | N 19 | N 18 | N 16 | N 12 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 104 | 138 | 175 | 222 | 273 | 268 | 256 | 244 | 244 | 239 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM2.93m | 4:33AM2.80m | 4:36PM2.75m | 5:20AM2.55m | 5:25PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.65m | 10:28AM1.01m | 10:53PM0.87m | 11:08AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 199 | 157 | 135 | 105 | 75 | 45 | 32 | 22 | 104 | 138 | 175 | 222 | 273 | 268 | 49 | 244 | 244 | 239 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 21 | N 21 | N 19 | N 18 | N 16 | N 12 | N 16 | N 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 256 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 19 | N 17 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | NW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 92 | 78 | 61 | 72 | — | — | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 134 | 144 | 509 | 674 | 307 | 226 | 144 | 134 | 114 | 134 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 0 |
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